Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On Plugin

Try Ninja Forms Signature Demo Here

Please note you will need the following plugins installed to completely automate the process of collection of WordPress contracts using Ninja Forms and WP E-Signature.
1. Ninja Forms
2. WP E-Signature (Elite, Lifetime license)
3. Stand Alone Document (comes with above licenses)

*A license is required and can be purchased at www.approveme.com

What would you do if you discover the contracts you used in running your online business were not legally binding?

Ninja Forms Digital Signature Add-On

Imagine if you or your client were in a courtroom, only for the judge to discover that the e signature used on the contract with your client (or customer) was not signed using a compliant UETA/ESIGN e signature application?

The legal and electronic signature industry is a highly regulated sector which has strict laws and regulations regarding the electronic signature and transmission process. This is especially true for legal contracts, invoices, time sheets and employee agreements that could end up in a court room.

Ninja Forms is a terrific WordPress Form Plugin! It is quite possibly one of the best ways to automate any number of tasks using a WordPress website (and of course their renowned forms plugin). However, signing legally binding contracts is NOT Ninja Forms primary focus (it is however ApproveMe’s WP E-Signature sole focus). We have invested many years building a system that adheres to the strictest UETA and ESIGN nationwide and foreign document signing regulations.

This Signature Plugin fills the gap between a WordPress Forms plugin and an e-signature solution that is compliant with the UETA/ESIGN guidelines.

How this signature add-on is different from your average signature addon
The majority of WordPress contract plugins and digital signature add-ons out there are not legally binding much less UETA/ESIGN compliant (they fail to follow the countless laws and regulations guiding the document signing industry). These kinds of basic signature add-ons, only “record signature details when it is drawn, then they transmit this data to an online website server where the signature is converted and forever stored as a PNG (or JPEG) graphic file and finally saved on your own ftp server (forever).”

This approach exposes you and your client’s authorized signature on the ftp website server in which your WordPress website lives. The image file of your client’s hand written legal signature (the identical signature that is used to buy a house, sign up for credit cards, purchase a car, obtain a business loan) is accessible to ALL ftp intruders; placing both you and your signer at a potential risk of identity theft.

ApproveMe’s brand new signature add-on found at ApproveMe.com it is the connection point between a WordPress forms plugin and having a UETA / ESIGN compliant contract signing application that runs on your WordPress site.

Check out the video clip above to find out ways to save time and money by fully automating legal contracts for your website design, digital photography, freelance or consulting business making use of our Ninja Forms Digital Signature Add-On.

MORE ON HOW THIS SIGNATURE ADD-ON WORKS

**ApproveMe’s Signature Add-On for Ninja Forms generates a UETA/ESIGN compliant court recognized contract with (optional) details/field values inserted anywhere you want them inserted in the contract. These dynamic field values are taken from the submitted form of your end user.

Your form submitter can either draw or type their legal signature using their mouse, trackpad, tablet or smartphone. All of this magic happens the instant an end user submits a Ninja Form by either emailing a signer specific invitation to their contract or immediately redirecting the end users.**

Another highly popular use case is pre-filling contract data that might change from contract to contract. Say for instance, you are a Web Design agency and you have a standard contract you send out that varies ever so slightly every time you bring on a new client. Maybe you have optional packages available that need to be noted in your contract. But creating a new contract from scratch is incredibly time consuming.

With this Ninja Forms Signature Add-On + ApproveMe’s WP E-Signature (license) you can create a Ninja Form with the fields and sections of the contract that vary and add an additional field for the “Signers Name” + “Signers Email.”

Your Ninja Form would look something like:

DROPDOWN FIELD 1 = Dropdown of available packages
PARAGRAPH FIELD 2 = Classes or terms that vary from contract to contract
TEXT FIELD 2 = SIGNERS FULL NAME
TEXT FIELD 3 = SIGNERS EMAIL ADDRESS

You would insert these Ninja Field values in your WP E-Signature contract in the proper places or paragraphs that pertain to this information.

You would choose the option “Email this contract whenever this form is submitted.”

Now, whenever you fill out this Ninja Form, your contract will be automatically generated with the custom terms from your Ninja Form submission and then a signer invitation email will be sent to the signer email address that was given in the Ninja Form submission.

Additional benefits of ApproveMe’s WP eSign Plugin and this for Ninja Forms Signature Add-On is that you are able to instantly create a legal contract for your clients to sign depending on their form information from a Ninja Form.

And that’s just the beginning. When a client signs…

… both you and the client will instantly get a PDF of the contract that they signed (e-signature automation at its finest).

…registering or sending your client to a third-party website to sign your legal contracts is not required (all signatures take place on your WordPress website… so the experience is on your site and not someone else’s)

… you’ll have a 100% legally compliant electronic signature on file to protect you AND the customer (according to UETA/ESIGN guidelines).

Ninja Forms Digital Signature add-on turns your WordPress site into a court recognized document signing application (but without the monthly fees… and with unlimited amount of users).

• Ideal for anyone who wants to automate signature collection on proposals, quotes, timesheets, service terms agreements, new client legal contracts, waiver forms and much more! *

Immediately redirect your site visitors to sign a legally binding contract after submitting a WordPress Form that was created using Ninja Forms.

“I agree to terms” checkboxes have the legal standing of a limp handshake. Do the smart thing. Don’t get caught in a courtroom with a document that’s not legally binding.

ADDON FEATURES THAT YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE
WP E-Signature offers an incredibly in depth e-signature add-on collection with several easy to customize Ninja Forms e-signature automations and third-party integrations to even further improve your personalized document signing requirements.

The WordPress Online Contract platform operates on every leading PC and web browsers for smart phones. For example Chrome, FireFox, Opera, Safari, Android, iOS, and WebOS.

Besides being user friendly, ApproveMe’s Ninja Forms WordPress Signature Plugin is able to instantly enter details which was posted from a Ninja Form into a UETA/ESIGN compliant and courtroom accepted contract form utilizing your own WordPress website.

Therefore if you have a dropdown list of options in your Ninja Form named “Web Design Package” and you provide various products (different price points for each) it is possible to easily produce a legal contract which includes the package features of an order in the written agreement which is then sent to the end-user of your Ninja Form.

Instantly Trigger Contracts To Be Sent As soon as a client inputs data into and submits a Ninja form (that is connected to a WP E-Signature contract using this add-on) it is possible to instantly generate a Contract to be delivered either by email or by redirecting the signer to the contract immediately as the “thank you page.”

Connect Ninja Forms Digital Signature With WP e-signature This Ninja Forms Signature Add-On will blend the powerful automation attributes of Ninja forms with the e-signature features and peace of mind offered with WP e-signature.

Include Ninja Form Field Values Inside A WP E-Signature Contract With WP E-Signature ’s Ninja Forms Electronic Signature Add-On, you are able to input submitted form information into a legal contract that is activated immediately as soon as a client submits a Ninja Form.

Redirect a User to a Electronic Signature Contract after Submitting a Ninja Form After a user successfully submits a Ninja Form they can be immediately be rerouted to the contract of your choosing by using this E Signature add-on.

Sends your Client a Contract Via Email Once they Complete a Ninja Form After correctly submitting the Ninja Form, there is the option to email the form submitter a contract (or perhaps a different customer if the additional customer’s email and name was in the recently completed Ninja form).

Signing Reminder Emails In the event that a customer has not yet electrically signed the contract which you were requesting them to sign after sending in your Ninja form, it is possible to instantly trigger signing reminder emails where you can choose the trigger date, the frequency of reminder emails, and the expiration date of the signing reminder emails.

=Try a Free Ninja Forms Signature Demo=

e-signature WordPress Features

Whether you’re operating a wedding photography business a membership based website, or a just a small web design agency in need of clients signing your website terms of service WP E-Signature has you covered. You can read all about ‘WP E-Signature ’ features on the ApproveMe website.

Legally Binding Ninja Forms Digital Signature Plugin

WP E-Signature is recognized in court. We are (UETA) and (ESIGN) compliant and adhere to some of the strictest document signing polices in the US and European unions.

Signer Audit Trail & Reporting

Documents move turbo speed from signer to signer. We include a detailed audit report with viewer details, ip addresses, analytics and signer history. See how the audit trail can protect you and your signers

Tablet & Smart Phone Friendly

Upload documents via WordPress dashboard and collect real client signatures through your website using ApproveMe’s WordPress Forms Contract Plugin. Users sign documents online using their mouse, trackpad, tablet, or phone.

Sign Documents Online with Strength & flexibility

Ninja Forms Signature is built using WordPress best practices both on the front and the back end. This results in an efficient, robust and easy-to-use plugin.

Electronic Signature Security and Encryption

Security is our priority. All of your signed documents and signatures are kept hidden and encrypted on your server using a secure encryption sequence and signer specific URL. Additionally you have the option of forcing SSL security (when an SSL certificate is installed on your server) for all WP E-Signature related pages.

Document Signing Automation

If you do business online, customers probably have to sign an agreement or an online contract. Problem is a paper agreement doesn’t hold up if your business is an online business and your customers are online customers. You can try mailing or even scanning a contract to your digital customers which costs you time and money, in the meantime you have the risk of losing your customer because of the added delay.

What you need is ApproveMe’s WP E-Signature . WP E-Signature is more than a less than reliable signature pad. This powerful plugin lets you customize the signing process for what you need with no monthly fees and greater security. With comprehensive of add-on features (inlaced with most licenses) you can easily Save as PDF, Sign Documents Online and sync them to Dropbox Sync, insert Signer Input Fields, and dozens more which make it easy to automate and customize your document signing process on your WordPress website.

WP E-Signature and Ninja Forms e-signatures works with any WordPress website, including the default WordPress themes. If you need help installing WordPress E-Signature check out our getting started docs and start signing documents using your WordPress website. Looking to get WordPress Proposals signed? We got you covered!

If you’re looking for a tailored WordPress eSigning integration or add-on designed specifically to be used for your document signing needs be sure to browse the official WP E-Signature Basic and Advanced Add-On Features Page which come with a license. If you don’t see the integrations you need… let us know.

No Monthly Fees

WP E-Signature is the easiest and most affordable way to sign documents online using WordPress. You have full control over your data – it never leaves your server. Built exclusively for WordPress.

Customizable

Your business is unique, your online document signing process should be too. Choose from many of our e-signature workflows best of all e-signature is hosted using your WordPress website.

More About Ninja Forms

Ninja Forms is a premium featured advanced drag and drop, email notification routing, lead generation and capturing, conditional logic wielding, WordPress forms plugin that offers the ability to create WordPress posts from front-end hosted forms.

Need Customer Support?

In an effort to provide better service and to prevent support tickets getting lost in the black hole of the internet, we aim to supply top notch support services through our website.

There is no support offered on the wordpress.org forum.

Log into your account to start a support ticket www.approveme.com/support and we are here to serve you and help you solve any problems you have.

Do you have a question that is non-support related regarding ApproveMe’s WP E-Signature ?
Please feel free to contact us with with any pre-sale questions at our contact form page.

Free ebook:
7 Ways to Protect Your Company from Contracts That Aren’t Binding

To see Ninja to WP E-Signature in action see the demo video below:

Try Ninja Forms + WP E-Signature Demo Here

Additional Info

Additional important PDF capabilities and workflows for Ninja Forms Signature Add-On

• Fully automate the signature collection procedure for your individual or small company
• Download a copy of the signed document from your website as a PDF
• Sync your Dropbox account with a Signed PDF
• Email yourself and the signer a copy of the PDF which is UETA/ESIGN compliant

Your own WordPress website stores and encrypts all documents (not a random third party site)

Find out more details about document security of the WP E-Signature here: Security UETA/E SIGN Protection

Free ebook:
7 Ways to Protect Your Company from Contracts That Aren’t Binding

An active WP E-Signature license is necessary for the Ninja Forms Signature plugin to function. To get yours, you can simply buy a copy at (www.approveme.com)

Zero Monthly Expenses • UETA & ESIGN Compliant • Legally Binding • 100% Money Back Guarantee

INSTALLATION COMPLETE!

Every signed document could be saved as a PDF, placed in an email, instantly synced to a Dropbox account and much more! You choose exactly how you want it to work!

An up to date Elite or Lifetime License is needed for ApproveMe’s Ninja Forms Signature plugin to run smoothly

Get Your ApproveMe License Now

How it Works:

The plugin for Ninja Forms Signature is very simple to setup. With an active ApproveMe license, it is possible to (and instantly) produce a legally binding (court accepted) contract utilizing completed Ninja Form data and require your Ninja Form submitter to add their signature on your WP E Signature generated contract.

This plugin is amazing for Freelancers, Web Designers, Photographers and Small Business owners who want to simplify their contract generation process.

Get started by following these simple Ninja Forms Signature Plugin setup steps

Step 1:
ApproveMe’s WP E Signature usually takes a couple more plugins/add-ons to help you release the full power and automate Ninja Forms as well as Digital Signatures that are legally binding. The following plugins are required:

1. Ninja Forms
2. WP E-Signature (Elite or Lifetime license)
3. Stand Alone Document (comes with above licenses)
   *A Elite or Lifetime license is required and can be purchased at www.approveme.com

Step 2:
Input your ApproveMe license
After you have bought a license from ApproveMe, you must input your license key to launch upgrades and technical support.

Log into your account to download your license key ApproveMe account here (your password is included in the receipt emailed to you)

Step 3:
Set up a blank WordPress page
Once the WP e-signature plugins and add-ons have been installed and your configurations saved you have to set up a blank/empty WordPress webpage for every Stand Alone Document (or contract) you will be producing/sending to your form submitters.

Discover more about Stand Alone Documents by visiting this helpful article

Step 4:
Set up a Stand Alone Document
With the new blank WordPress page you will need to produce a Stand Alone Document and then connect that WordPress page to our Stand Alone Document.

Find out more about Stand Alone Documents by visiting documentation page for this add-on.

Step 5:
(optional) Input Ninja Form User Details into a Contract

This step will be different depending on the desired outcome you want. Approve Me’s Digital signature is triggered once a Ninja Form is submitted. This add-on provides you with the power to incorporate Ninja Form user info (which was inputted from the customer once the form was sent in) into a brand new contract form which will either be emailed to the customer or will be shown to the customer after they submit the form.

How to use Ninja Forms to add form fields details into a contract

Go to the Signer Input Fields/Custom Fields symbol and choose “Ninja Form Data”.

Choose the Ninja Form which you have previously made (and want to link with your contract form) using the drop down option list.

Pick the field info you want to include in your new contract.

A shortcode is created using this data. Don’t be concerned though, the real field value that your customer inputs is going to be shown instead when they sign your contract.

This is an example of the auto-generated shortcode which will get placed in the document you are producing when you select your desired field value from your Ninja Form.

[esigNinja formid=”3″ field_id=”1″ ]

It is easy to transfer the shortcode that is created instantly, anyplace in your contract form and it is going to show the customer’s provided info anywhere the shortcode is found in your contract.

Step 6:
Select your document preferences and save settings

When you have inserted all of your required contract text and have linked your preferred Ninja Forms field data to your Stand Alone Document, you will be ready to choose/define your document settings.

Please Be Aware: Before you can post your contract form, you also have to link your Stand Alone Document with the blank WordPress webpage you made previously for your contract. Do this by looking for and choosing the webpage from the “Display on this page” drop down option list found under the “Document Options” area. We decided NOT to include this page in your nav menu since it will be connected to a Ninja Form and will not work properly unless it has the field values of that submitted Ninja Form.

Step 7:
Getting there… you’re half way done
When you’ve published your Stand Alone Document you are halfway done. In the next step you have to pick your “trigger” and “action” selections for this document in Ninja Forms.

Select LET’S GO NOW! to establish those final Ninja Form preferences.

Step 8:
Finalize creating the Ninja Form workflow/trigger

You’re very close to the end now! All you need to do is to select your contract along with the your preferred actions once the workflow is activated.

Go to the “Forms” tab located in the WordPress control panel.

Select the form you attached to the Stand Alone Document.

Choose the “E-Signature” choice within the form options and specify the remaining options.

Now You’re done!

To see a live demo of the Ninja to WP E-Signature by visiting:
Try Ninja Forms + WP E-Signature Demo Here

1. 

   Add New Document: Once you’ve installed the WP E-Signature , you just need to draft up a new “Stand Alone Document”

2. 

   Ninja Forms Data If you click the Signer Input Fields icon you will see the option “Ninja Forms Data” you will need to click this in order to connect a Ninja Forms to this contract.

3. 

   Select Your Ninja Forms: If you already have your Ninja Forms created you can easily insert dynamic field data (from the Ninja Forms that is being submitted/triggering this contract) by selecting the Ninja Forms.

4. 

   Choose Your Ninja Forms Fields: Once you’ve selected your Ninja Forms you will see the available field options from this particular Ninja Forms. You can easily insert the submitted results from your Ninja Forms in ANY place throughout this contract that you are creating.

5. 

   Document Signing Options (optional): WP e-signature by ApproveMe is a powerful e-signature tool filled with LOTS of customizable options i.e. Signing reminder Emails, Attach PDF to emails, Dropbox Sync, Auto Register WordPress Users, and TONS more. To read all about the available add-on features (which come with the license) you can checkout: https://www.approveme.com/esign-integrations

6. 

   Connect Your Document to a Page:Once you have customize your contract to taste you will need to select a BLANK WordPress page to attach this document to. Do not include this page in your Nav menu since all of the magic actually happens after the Ninja Forms is submitted (there’s no need to link to this page because the user will either be emailed a custom link or they will be automatically redirected once the Ninja Forms is submitted).

7. 

   Click “LET’S GO NOW”: After you have published your contract you will need to connect your Stand Alone Document to your Ninja Forms. This is pretty straight forward. Just click the button “LET’S GO NOW!” to be redirected to the actions/trigger tab for your specific Ninja Forms.

8. 

   Define Your Signing Logic: This is the page (inside of Ninja Forms) that needs to be customized. Please choose the Signers Full Name and the Signers Email address along with any other additional/advanced e-signature settings you’d like for your contract.

9. 

   User Submits a Ninja Forms Once a user submits the Ninja Forms that you connected to your WP e-signature contract they will either be redirected to the contract immediately or emailed a invitation to signer their specific/custom contract that includes details from the submitted Ninja Forms.

10. 

    Review & eSign: Your users will review the contract and add their signature to the contents of the contract.

11. 

    Select a Digital Signature:Signers can choose a typed or digital signature

12. 

    Agree & eSign:With their e-signature, the customers agree to the terms of the document

13. 

    View Signed Document Email:Customers will be sent an email that includes the link to the document (and PDF if you opt for this method).

14. 

    Save as PDF:Customers can either print or download their signed document from the website. To do this, they need to click “View Signed Document” from the link in the email they attained upon signing the document. With the Attach as PDF add-on install you could also automatically include thee signed contract as a PDF attachment in this email.

15. 

    WordPress Audit Trail e-signature Certificate: Proving signer intent is a very important component to signing electronic documents. Every contract that is signed using WP E-Signature includes a detailed Signature Certificate. You can read all about the security of this report here.

Version 3.1.8.1
FIX: Some minor bugs

Version 3.1.8.0
ADDED : PHP 8.2 compatibility
FIX: Some minor bugs

Version 3.1.7.9
ADDED: Php 8.1 support
FIX: Some minor bugs

Version 3.1.7.8
FIX: Text field as signer name issue
FIX: Some minor bugs

Version 3.1.7.7
ADDED : Signer assignment option improved .
FIX: Some minor bugs

Version 3.1.7.6
FIX: Other form data issue
FIX: E-mail button display issue
FIX: Some minor bugs

Version 3.1.7.4
FIX: Cache display issue
FIX: Other form data issue
FIX: Some minor bugs

Version 3.1.6.9
FIX: Upload field label display issue

Version 3.1.6.8.1
FIX: Ninja calculation fields are not working
FIX: NF Shortcode is no longer populating data in the document title
FIX : Some minor bugs

Version 3.1.6.8
ADDED : Rating widget

Version 3.1.6.7
ADDED : Plugin name updated

Version 3.1.6.6
ADDED : New license information updated.

Version 3.1.6.4
ADDED: Form fields bulk shortcode insert option.
ADDED : Ninja forms repeater fields support.

Version 3.1.6.2
FIX: Calculation field value display issue.

Version 3.1.6.1
FIX: Document title shortcode replacement issue.

Version 3.1.6.0
FIX: Single checkbox value display issue fixed
FIX : Shortcode rendering issue
FIX : Some minor bugs.

Version 3.1.5.8
FIX: Checkbox radio field label value display issue

Version 3.1.5.7.5
FIX: Fatal error if e-signature core plugin inactive
FIX: Blank reminder settings issue
FIX: WP Rocket plugin conflict
FIX: Some other minor bugs.

Version 3.1.5.6.9 – February 01, 2021
ADDED : New landing page added after activating plugin

Version 1.5.6.5 – November 10, 2020
FIX: Showing “Template not found”.
FIX: Error if you keep field id blank
FIX: Multiple contracts redirect issue.
FIX: Some minor bugs.

Version 1.5.6.0 – September 1, 2020
FIX : Display incorrect submission value.
FIX: Icon display issue.
FIX: Conflict with formidable form.
FIX : some minor bugs.

Version 1.5.5.8 – June 2, 2020
ADDED: Support snippet in about page.

Version 1.5.3.3 – January 14, 2020
ADDED: Feature multiple contract workflow .
FIX: Some minor bug

Version 1.5.4.5
FIX: ninja upload plugins compatibility with Esig

Version 1.5.3.8 – August 29, 2018
FIX: Label name missing with country field on signing document with ninja
FIX: ninja form single checkbox hide unchecked field
FIX: Value of US States is missing on signing document with Ninja form

Version 1.5.3.7 – July 17, 2018
FIX: Bug prevnting radio/check value from saving.

Version 1.5.3.6 – June 25, 2018
FIX: Demo video for plugins is not getting start after click on Play icon
FIX: Redirect on blank page after click on “Next step” button

Version 1.5.3.4 – April 19, 2018
ADDED: Ninja signature contract add-on debug error
FIX: Ninja form single checkbox bug fixed.
ADDED: Checkmark for all form integration
FIX: Multiple field value adding into document title

Version 1.5.3.0 – January 31, 2018
FIX: Ninja file_upload field value missing issue fixed
ADDED: Ninja table editor field value support added

Version 1.5.2.0 – October 9, 2017
FIX: ninja display type added for checkbox and multiselect list
ADDED: Ninja Forms Pre-Check when creating new document
FIX: Ninja form display label value issue fixed

Version 1.5.1.1 – August 29, 2017
FIX: Total Calculated value is missing on signing document after using calcualtion
FIX: Ninja multi select and checkbox issues fixed

Version 1.5.1.0 – August 10, 2017
FIX: Resolved conflict with ninja save progress plugin
FIX: Display extra content with checkbox field on signing document
FIX: Need to store data in e-signature with form integration
FIX: BriteVerify validation message display if “Enable live validation” checkbox
FIX: Notice message display after submit form

Version 1.5.0 – March 7, 2017
ADDED: esig text editor sif menu filter has been added
FIX: Getting Error Signer Invite Emails not sent messages when using form integrations
FIX: Incorrect data display on “Almost there…you’re 50% complete” window
ADDED: post ,get and cookie filter has been added
FIX: Excluded formintegration signer name validation
FIX: Not showing complete country name on signing document
FIX: Reminders are not working for Ninja Forms
ADDED: Type casting added

Version 1.4.6 – December 13, 2016
FIX: HTML field is not working (Ninja Form)
FIX: Added value in “Checkbox List” field is display in vertically form on PDF File
FIX: Ninja html value calculation fields
FIX: Fixed checkbox display issue in plain text mode
ADDED: Direct message denied and silense index page has been added
FIX: Ninja 3.0 calculation html default value displayed for 3..015

Version 1.4.5 – October 6, 2016
IMPROVEMENT: Update logic message for woo/gravity/edd when core is not installed
IMPROVEMENT: Replaced YouTube video with Vimeo
FIX: Approveme.me link replaced with approveme.com
ADDED: Compatibility for Ninja Forms THREE
IMPROVEMENT: esig_nfds_get method changed

Version 1.4.4 – June 14, 2016
FIX: Undefined property on search issue fixed
FIX: ninja action type bug with sif & undifined offset ninja form fields

May 20, 2015
– ADDED: Added screenshots to readme
– IMPRVOEMENT: No need to show invite pop up for gravity , woo , edd , ninja stand alone document

February 1, 2016 – Updated core code and hooks so add-on is now compatible with WP E-Signature version 1.3.1

January 25, 2016 – Live version released on WordPress.org